Zechariah 9:1
The oracle of the word of Yahweh on the land of Hadrach, and, Damascus, shall be the resting-place thereof,—For, Yahweh, hath an eye—to mankind, and to all the tribes of Israel;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Moreover also, Hamath, adjoineth thereto, Tyre and Zidon,—because very wise;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, wilt thou not bring judgment upon them, seeing that there is, in us, no strength, before this great multitude, that is coming against us,—we, therefore, know not what we shall do, but, unto thee, are our eyes.
Psalms 145:15The eyes of all, for thee, do wait, and, thou, givest them their food in its season.
Isaiah 13:1The oracle on Babylon,—of which Isaiah, son of Amoz had vision:—
Isaiah 17:7In that day, shall the son of earth look to him that made him,—And his eyes unto the Holy One of Israel, be turned;
Isaiah 52:10Yahweh hath bared his holy arm, in the eyes of all the nations, So shall all the ends of the earth see the salvation of our God.
Jeremiah 23:33But when this people or a prophet or a priest shall ask thee saying What is the oracle of Yahweh? Then shalt thou say unto them Ye, yourselves, are the oracle, Therefore will I reject you Declareth Yahweh;
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 9:1
At this chapter begins another sermon, which is continued to the end of ch. xi. It is called, "The burden of the word of the Lord," for every word of God has weight in it to those who regard it, and will be a heavy weight upon those who do not, a dead weight. Here is, I. A prophecy against the Jews' unrighteous neighbours—the Syrians, Tyrians, Philistines, and others ( ver. 1-6 ), with an intimation of mercy to some of them, in their conversion ( ver. 7 ), and a promise of mercy to God's people, in their… Read the whole commentary →